i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight the breaking news, president trump taking on his cdc director calling him confused and mistaken on two issues central to the virus. masks and vaccines. trump said it would be up to a year before a vaccine is available to the general public. >> i think he made a muss taist when he said that. it's just incorrect information. and i called him, and he didn't tell me that. and i think he got the message maybe confuse. i saw the statement. i called him, i said what did you mean by that? and i think he just made a mistake. >> so, y'all had the call, you said he made a mistake. >> i didn't tell him anything. i said, what happened? i got the impression he didn't realize he said what he said. i didn't see him say it. >> okay. let's let you hear him say it. here is dr. redfield today under oath. >> i think there will be vaccine that will initially be available sometime between november and december but limited supply and will have to be prioritized. if you're asking me when is

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com>> "outfront," breaking news, the president telling abc news he did not down play the virus. he upplayed it. that is not true. >>> conditions deteriorating along the gulf coast as hurricane sally hours from land fall, growing fears of a devastating storm surge. >>> new video tonight of the two l.a. deputies who were ambushed. are officials any closer to identifying the shooter? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" this evening, the breaking news, president trump says he never d

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>>"outfront" next trump for the second time in less than 24 hours casting doubt on the election results and not committing to a peaceful transfer of power. will he try to use the military the chairman of the armed services committee says yes and he is "outfront." plus the mayor of louisville, kentucky extending the cure few tonight, calls calling for the attorney general to release the evidence in the breonna taylor case that he says exonerated those police. the woman behind the #sayhername is "outfront." the cdc projecting up to 23,000 more coronavirus deaths in the next three weeks, this as one of trump's top health officials says politics will play no role when it comes to a vaccine. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, an assault on america's democracy. for the second time in 24 hours, the president of the united states casting doubt on whether he will accept the results of the election. >> mr. president, are the election results only legit

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com trump predicting there may be no winner election night casting nought on the ballots and blaming democrats. is he pushing the u.s. closer to a constitutional crisis. >>> breaking news, police facing off with protesters, officers firing flash bangs. we're going to go there live. >>> the president losing his patience with his cdc director. he wants faster break throughs, rosi rosier predictions. at what cost? let's go "outfront." good friday evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, crying wolf? president trump's

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com>>"outfront" next, the cdc projects a thousand americans may die from coronavirus every day until late september. this as dr. fauci warns the u.s. could be on the verge of another deadly spike in cases. plus, 7 officers suspended after a black man dies, his body had been pinned to the ground, his head covered. his daughter is "outfront." >>> and an "outfront" investigation. president trump claiming mail-in voting is ripe with fraud. that's a lie. what our drew griffin uncovered. let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erica hill in tonight for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight an alarming new prediction.

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com" next, trump claims he's not a liar despite being caught not telling the truth about how dangerous the coronavirus is. and tonight he's again putting the lives of his own supporters at risk. the cdc projecting up 25,000 more americans could die from coronavirus in the next three weeks. and remember when trump promised a health care plan more than three years ago -- more than three years ago. where is it? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, president trump about to speak at a rally without social distancing or masks. the president defiant tonight as he's facing fire for recordings that prove he

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>>"outfront" next, the cdc projects a thousand americans may die from coronavirus every day until late september. this as dr. fauci warns the u.s. could be on the verge of another deadly spike in cases. plus, 7 officers suspended after a black man dies, his body had been pinned to the ground, his head covered. his daughter is "outfront." >>> and an "outfront" investigation. president trump claiming mail-in voting is ripe with fraud. that's a lie. what our drew griffin uncovered. let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erica hill in tonight for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight an alarming new prediction. the cdc estimates the u.s. death toll could hit 211,000 by september 26th. that would mean about a thousand people in this country dying every day until the end of september. and frankly this is where we've been for more than a month. 18 states seeing rise in new infection, many including the midwest. including iowa seeing the highest number of new cases in the united states, according to a coro

good evening, i'm erin burnett.rump putting lives at risk holding another crowded rally, this time in minnesota, a state where there has been

i'm pamela brown in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, breaking news, the trump administration is now preparing to have a vain

erin burne"erin burnett outfron erin burne"erin burnett outfron right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, protests growing after not a single officer was charged with the death of breonna taylor. armed militia groups are now taking to the streets. the president refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after election day in this stunning development tonight. and senator chuck schumer will respond right here. also dr. deborah birx, once a staple of coronavirus task force, now distressed, questioning how much longer she can stay. she's been replaced by the controversial doctor scott atlas. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the breaking news, tensions rising on the streets across this nation tonight after a grand jury in louisville, kentucky, charged just one officer in the breonna taylor case. that officer though not charged with the actual killing of the 26-year-old, nor were the other officers present. you are looking at pictures of a tense stand off in louisville, police as you can see in riot gear facing off agains

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, trump dodges when pressed about systemic racism, instead defending some police who use excessive force and pushing conspiracy theories about protesters. >>> plus some of the nation's top health experts now say there's not enough science to back up a treatment that the trump administration has characterized as historic. and cnn special report, the coronavirus brought the world's economy to a sudden stop. and tonight we take you inside the pandemic's threat to families and businesses across the country. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm pamela brown in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the president denies systemic racism exists. the very reason for protests across the country, including in kenosha, wisconsin, the site of the police shooting of jacob blake, where the president was today. during a round table discussion, a reporter asked two black pastors if police violence is rooted in racism, and the president jumped in. >> some african-american commun

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" this evening, the breaking news, president trump says he never down played the threat of coronavirus. in fact, the inverse. >> why would you down play a pandemic that is known to disproportionately harm low-income families in hi minorities? >> yeah, well, i didn't down play it. in many ways i up played it in terms of action. what i did was with china, i put a ban on. with europe i put a ban on. and we would have lost thousands more people had i not put the ban on. so, that was called action, not with the mouth but an actual fact. we did a very, very good job when we put that ban on. whether you call it talent or luck, it was very important. so, we saef saved a lot of lives when we did that. >> there were holes in the ban and the european ban didn't come for another month. >> if you have somebody in china that's an american citizen, we had to let them in. >> all right. there's a lot in there. let's start with this that he said he up played, it, never down played it. that is

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comutfront"next, trump on tape, the president in his own words admitting he deliberately misled the american people and down played the coronavirus, his words. how many lives did that cost? plus the white house in full on damage control, pointing fingers. why did trump's advisers allow him to speak to a journalist whose last book was so damaging in the first place. he is the reporter republicans to turn to, now he says trump is dead wrong about voter fraud. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening to you all. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the president in his own words

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the president in his own words revealing he knew a lot more about the deadly pandemic back in february than he ever let on. not only that, he down played the dangers of coronavirus from the start. that is his word, not mine. these are stunning admissions by the president of the united states. so, i want to play them for you. first, the president, back in february -- that's what you're going hear now. back in february, president trump speaking to veteran reporter bob woodward. >> and so what was president xi saying yesterday? >> we were talking mostly about the virus. and i think he's got it in good shape but it's a troubling situation. >> indeed. >> it goes through air, bob. that's always tougher than the touch. the touch, you don't have to touch things. but the air, you just breathe the air. that's how it's passed. so, that's a very tricky one. that's a very delicate one. it's also more deadly than your -- even your strenuous flus. people don't realize we lose 25,

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com "outfront" next, trump dodges when pressed about systemic racism, instead defending some police who use excessive force and pushing conspiracy theories about protesters. >>> plus some of the nation's top health experts now say there's not enough science to back up a treatment that the trump administration has characterized as historic. and cnn special report, the coronavirus brought the world's economy to a sudden stop. and tonight we take you inside the pandemic's threat to families and businesses across the country. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm pamela brown in

good evening, i'm erin burnett. president trump putting lives at risk holding another crowded rally, this time in minnesota, a state where there has been alarming increase in new infections, nearly 1,100 new cases, the second highest number of new cases since the start of the pandemic. these are the images, people jammed together phones up trying to get a glimpse of the president. live pictures here in minnesota. despite the governor, this program just days ago asking, pleading with the trump campaign not to do this, said wear masks, socially distance. that is the requirement of that state. it is categorically not happening in the pictures you are seeing there. instead, the president is doing the opposite of what we have in our hands that is known to save lives right now, which is masking. so, just a short time ago the president refusing to answer questions about why the white house scrapped plans in april. and that time they had a plan to send -- get this -- 650 million masks -- you heard me right -- 650 million ma

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>>"outfront" next trump predicting there may be no winner election night casting nought on the ballots and blaming democrats. is he pushing the u.s. closer to a constitutional crisis. >>> breaking news, police facing off with protesters, officers firing flash bangs. we're going to go there live. >>> the president losing his patience with his cdc director. he wants faster break throughs, rosi rosier predictions. at what cost? let's go "outfront." good friday evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, crying wolf? president trump's re-election strategy is coming down to a baseless claim of fraud and deception. the president of the united states undermining confidence in mail-in voting. >> now, i don't know, you know, with this ballot situation, it's -- you're not going to -- you're not going to see it. november 3rd, the democrats are playing games. you see they found ballots in a waste paper basket. we may end up in a dispute for a long time because that's the way they want it. but

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>>"outfront" next, breaking news, the administration is telling states to prepare for a vaccine by election day. but members of trump's task force say that's likely not going to happen. is politics being put before science? >>> plus, trump's attorney general says he believes china is more of a threat to the 2020 election than russia. why is he contradicting people in the intelligence community? and joe biden preparing to meet with jacob blake's family. what is he going to say? the senior adviser is my guest. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm pamela brown in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, breaking news, the trump administration is now preparing to have a vaccine by election day. the cdc sending these letters obtained by "the new york times" to all 50 states detailing how to prepare for a vaccine by the end of october or beginning of november. reminder, the election is november 3rd. now, of course, this doesn't mean a vaccine will be ready by then, but according to "the

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, trump claims he's not a liar despite being caught not telling the truth about how dangerous the coronavirus is. and tonight he's again putting the lives of his own supporters at risk. the cdc projecting up 25,000 more americans could die from coronavirus in the next three weeks. and remember when trump promised a health care plan more than three years ago -- more than three years ago. where is it? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, president trump about to speak at a rally without social distancing or masks. the president defiant tonight as he's facing fire for recordings that prove he intentionally down played the severity of the virus. tonight again choosing to put the lives of his own supporters at rusk. take a look at the crowd. this is in michigan. this is september 2020, just to make that clear because i don't see -- oh, there. i see one. no social distancing, no masks. it is a scene that is becoming far too common.

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, trump plays dead dumb claiming he doesn't know who the proud boys are. he also says he's always denounced white supremacy. the president debate commission says they're changing the rules for the debate. what are the changes and will trump comply? an alarming warning tonight saying, quote, the second wave is here. that doctor is my guest. let's go "outfront." >>> gooening. i'm erin burnett. the proud boys. why he did not denounce the far right neofascist group. f the proud boys. i said it. not that hard. but it is hard for the president. it's hard to express that sent nmt any language. trump offering a new excuse after failing to denounce white supremacists after last night's debate and telling the proud boys to stand back and stand by. today his claim was ignorance. >> i don't know who the proud boys are. you have to give me a definition because i don't really know who they are. i have to say they have to stand down, let law enforcement do their work. law enforcem

erin burne"erin burnett outfron erin burne"erin burnett outfron right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, protests growing after not a single officer was charged with the death of breonna taylor. armed militia groups are now taking to the streets. the president refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after election day in this stunning development tonight. and senator chuck schumer will respond right here. also dr. deborah birx, once a staple of coronavirus task force, now distressed, questioning how much longer she can stay. she's been replaced by the controversial doctor scott atlas. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the breaking

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com news, the president breaking his silence on the 200,000 plus american lives lost to coronavirus. he blames china and claims the death toll would be higher if he had not acted. one of the nation's top doctors said it didn't have to be this way. he testified under oath today, and he's "outfront." plus more breaking news, the fbi with a new warning to all americans about election night. amy coney barrett back at the white house for a second day in a row. republicans moving full speed ahead. they've got the votes. can democrats do anything to stop it? let's

i'm erin burnett "outfront" tonight trump's disregard for human life the president holding his sencond

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comont" next trump for the second time in less than 24 hours casting doubt on the election results and not committing to a peaceful transfer of power. will he try to use the military the chairman of the armed services committee says yes and he is "outfront." plus the mayor of louisville, kentucky extending the cure few tonight, calls calling for the attorney general to release the evidence in the breonna taylor case that he says exonerated those police. the woman behind the #sayhername is "outfront." the cdc projecting up to 23,000 more coronavirus deaths in the next three weeks, this as one of

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, breaking news, the president breaking his silence on the 200,000 plus american lives lost to coronavirus. he blames china and claims the death toll would be higher if he had not acted. one of the nation's top doctors said it didn't have to be this way. he testified under oath today, and he's "outfront." plus more breaking news, the fbi with a new warning to all americans about election night. amy coney barrett back at the white house for a second day in a row. republicans moving full speed ahead. they've got the votes. can democrats do anything to stop it? let's go "outfront." "outfront" tonight, the breaking news, the u.s. death toll tonight topping 200,000. just a short time ago the president addressing the tragic threshold. >> well, i think it's a shame. i think if we didn't do it properly and do it right, you would have 2.5 million dead. but it's a horrible thing. should have never ever happened. china let this happen. the original numbers were around 200,000

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com, president trump calling his cdc director confused and mistaken on not just one major issue of science, but two, vaccines and action manies. is it because the cdc's director's comments don't fit the agenda. pleading with the trump campaign, follow the rules. they say wear masks and social distance to hold a rally. will trump listen? minnesota governor is my guest. >>> the president retweeting an incorrect video of biden, incorrectly showing him denigrating police. >>> good evening. i'm

i'm erica hill in for erin burnett. tonight, take it off the president of the united states telling a reporter to take off his mask to ask a question. moments later applauding another reporter for not wearing one. those exchanges part of a rambling nearly 50-minute press conference. a press conference that was really more political rally in disguise or maybe not so much of a disguise filled with wildly inaccurate statements including this one about the president's handling of the pandemic. >> we are an absolute leader in every way. >> an absolute leader in every way. that follows the president's tweet this morning in which he claimed he is getting, quote, very high marks in our handling of the coronavirus especially compared to other countries and areas of the world. now, compared to the other countries the u.s. is leading in overall cases. when it comes to getting the virus under control, though, when it comes to having a plan, not leading. the president continues to focus on a vaccine, one that isn't approved or even

i'm erin burnett. reckless, the president is about to hold a rally in north carolina. the infection rate there now topping what is considered safe for reopening, and this is the scene. almost no one -- you see it. this is live. no masks. there is no social distancing. and there are hundreds of people all packed together. they are following the example, of course, set by the president who's about to appear before them, a president who will not wear a mask himself and even mocks those who do so. >> you're going to have to take that off please, you can take it off. how many feet are you away. >> i'll speak a lot louder. >> if you don't take it off, you're very muffled. >> i'll just speak a lot better. is that better? >> it's better, yeah. it's better. did you ever see a man that likes a mask as much as him? and then he makes a speech and he always has it -- not always but a lot of times has it hanging down because it gives him a feeling of security. if i were a psychiatrist -- right? i would say -- i would say this guy's got some big issues. >> the president there talking

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next wreckless the president risking the lives of his supporters holding another crowded indoor event as the president says, quote, nothing more could have been done when it comes to the pandemic. plus a man hunt tonight authorities ramping up the search for a person who ambushed two l.a. county sheriff's deputies. mayor compton is out front. and the situation growing more dangerous by the minute in the gulf of mexico. hurricane sally rapidly intensifying as it heads straight for the gulf coast. let's go out front. good evening. i'm erin burnett "outfront" tonight trump's disregard for human life the president holding his sencond indoor event in two days despite objections from his own experts going against the guidelines of his own team, his own task force, his own cdc. this is the scene right now in phoenix, arizona. hundreds of supporters inside a room. you can see it. you wouldn't know there was a pandemic, right? no masks. there is no social distancing. in fact the chairs in the room are packed together. there is no space bet

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next the united states nears 200,000 coronavirus president guives him an a plus for his handling as his supporters boo an official who stands up at a trump rally to tell them the importance of wearing masks. plus trump with his finalists to replace ruth bader ginsburg. new details this hour. the department of justice labeling portland and seattle anarchy jurisdictions threatening to take federal funding. why weren't any swing state cities included? the new york attorney general is my guest. let's go outfront.

just watching those stories especially the one with erin burnett, just awful. you say that 150,000 americans would be alive today if president trump just embraced masks. 150,000 people? >> yeah, because that's basically -- if we look at what germany has done. germany has had an okay response. not a great response, not an awful response to the pandemic. and they've had 9,000 deaths. they have a population of about 80 million, so do the math. so multiply that by four. that's about where we would be. bad and, you know, but 150,000 americans would be alive. we'd have open schools, probably people in stands at sporting events. our economy would be better, more people would be at work. so 6 months. so let's think about this. so march 11th, we had just canceled our cruise. not the right time to go on a cruise we thought. on march 11th there were 28 deaths in the united states, 28. so in 6 months we've lost almost 200,000 people. so march 11th, 28 deaths. the president didn't wear a mask in public until july 11th, four months later. that was the first time the presiden

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next trump dodge is when it comes to his debts say who he reportedly owes hundreds of millions of dollars to. why is he hiding this? plus members of the coronavirus task force doctors fauci, redfield, and birx all raising concern with the doctor who now has trump's ear. is he giving the president dangerous advice? another member of the task force is out front. just over 24 hours until the first presidential debate. one woman who faced off against donald trump joins me on what joe biden should expect. good evening i'm irnt "outfront" tonight. who does donald trump owe more than $300 million

i'm erin burnett. the public has never seen a presidentiate

. >>> erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next the president goes after a reporterising another for not wearing one. this as the country is again at a crossroads when it comes to the deadly pandemic. plus, trump accusing kamala harris of politicizing the coronavirus vaccine while at the same time tying a vaccine to the election himself. president trump also launching an unprecedented attack against his own top military commanders accusing them of waging war so others can make a profit. what is he talking about? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening and welcome to a special edition of "outfront." i'm ericail

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, playing with fire, the president about carolina. few masks, no social distancing in the crowd as you see. as vaccine makers make an unprecedented plan to rebuke president trump. trump visibly distressed over the fallout from claims he disparaged american troops, what do people think of him. new reporting ahead. >>> a black man who police admit they made a mistake and offered him a job. he's my guest. let's go "outfront."

now, last night, erin burnett asked the campaign's communications director for the trump campaign, timthis. have a listen. >> you call it a fake video. what it is is an internet meme. and it was trying to make the point -- >> well, biden didn't do it. it may be a meme, but it's not what he did. >> it's an internet meme. and those are very frequently done to make a political point. and in this case, it is that joe biden is a prisoner of the extreme anti-police wing of the democrat party. >> yeah, it's all just a meme. retweeting conspiracy theories, fake videos, qanon, it's all just a meme. you know, just because it's a meme doesn't make it anymore innocuous. and you know, trump's own justice department has detailed in indictments and in sanctions just how russia is using weaponizing online memes to divide us and exacerbate divisions here in the united states. >> it's disgusting, donie. and it doesn't make sense why twitter is using such kid gloves. just label it clear or take it down or don't let it be retweeted. but what are the other social media giants doing about things like this?

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news president trump claims the u.s. is rounding the corner when it comes to the deadly pandemic. an influential model now predicts the u.s. death toll could top 410,000 by the end of the year. plus angry and defensive. the president denying a report he called fallen soldiers losers and lusuckers. his defense doesn't add up. who is behind kanye west's presidential run? good evening. welcome to a special edition of "outfront." breaking news, president trump ignoring the reality of the pandemic. just moments ago suggesting that the u.s. is almost in the clear while touting a decline in deaths. >> by the way, we're rounding the corner. we're rounding the corner on the virus. hospitalizations and deaths have continued to decline over the past week, very substantially decline. >> we're rounding the corner. deaths have declined substantially. but just moments ago dr. anthony fauci was asked right here on cnn if he agrees that we're rounding the corner. >> what do you make of that characterization? >> you know, i'm not sur

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news president trump claims the u.s. is rounding the corner when it comes to the deadly pandemic. an influential model now predicts the u.s. death toll could top 410,000 by the end of the year. plus angry and defensive. the president denying a report he called fallen soldiers losers and lusuckers. his defense doesn't add up. who is behind kanye west's presidential run? good evening. welcome to a special edition of "outfront." breaking news, president trump ignoring the reality of the pandemic. just moments ago suggesting that the u.s. is

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the breaking news, a blistering takedown of president trump from a former top aide to vice president mike pence. olivia troy accusing the president of failing to protect the american people from the deadly pandemic. you see her there in those shots with the coronavirus task force. it's a stunning attack from the vice president's former homeland security adviser. she was his number one aide on the coronavirus task force. olivia troy. there she is attending nearly every meeting, sitting behind pence in the situation room. here she is tonight in her own words. >> towards the middle of february, we knew it wasn't a matter of if covid would become a big pandemic here in the united states. it was a matter of when. but the president didn't want to hear that because his biggest concern was that we were in election year and how is this going to affect what he considered to be his record of success. it was shocking to see the president saying that the virus was a hoeax, sayi

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next trump dodge is when it comes to his debts refusing to say who he reportedly owes hundreds of millions of dollars to. why is he hiding this? plus members of the coronavirus task force doctors fauci, redfield, and birx all raising concern with the doctor who now has trump's ear. is he giving the president dangerous advice? another member of the task force is out front. just over 24 hours until the first presidential debate. one woman who faced off against donald trump joins me on what joe biden should expect. good evening i'm irnt "outfront" tonight. who does donald trump owe more than $300 million to? well, we don't know. that is a huge problem for all americans. according to an incredibly detailed report in the "new york times" trump is on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in loans most of them all coming due over the next few years. those debts could pose a grave conflict of interest and a national security threat because just to be blunt they give unknown people power over trump. people who could get him to do th

i'm erin burnett. the public has never seen a presidentiate like the one we are about to watch on the campus of the cleveland clinic on ohio. the candidates going head to head under unprecedented circumstances, the midst of a deadly pandemic. obviously we've got an interest in early voting, breaking records right now. days after a bombshell, "new york times" report exposing the president's tax avoidance and massive indeadedness. we expect to hear about all that tonight in about two hours. behind the stage, the final preparations. and because of the coronavirus, they will not shake hands, and everyone in the very scaled back audience is required to take a covid-19 test. and tonight, of course, i'm here with anderson cooper. and anderson, what more can we expect otonight? >> the debate is going to be 90 minutes without commercial breaks. viewers will see president trump on the left standing at a podium. this is the first time he's debated since 2016. vice president biden will stand to the podium on the r

i'm erin burnett outfront tonight 200,000 dead americans. the united states could cross that grim once unthinkable milestone at any moment. the number has been ticking up all day. we are now just 200 deaths shy of the heart breaking and as i said even eight months ago completely unimaginable number 200,000 deaths in this country from coronavirus. it's a huge number. we all know that, right? but to put it into perspective it is like losing every single person in this football stadium at the university of texas twice. twice. that's how many lives have been lost in just half a year in this country. the united states death toll is the highest in the world. when it comes to deaths per 100,000 people, the united states is much higher than countries like germany, france, canada, australia. in fact, the united states which makes up only 4% of the world's population accounts for about 21% of the deaths from the virus. yet given these grim statistics, looking at an image like that of that stadium, every one of those people an individual life, a soul,